经济外交:概念与特征辨析

Economic Diplomacy: Concept and Characteristics

经济外交是全球化时代外交发展的重要形式,但对其概念争论很多,且有泛化趋势。事实上,一种外交理论的提出很大程度上是对国家外交实践的总结。概念的模糊与泛化会导致理论逻辑及解释力的下降。从"经济外交"概念产生和运用的背景及国际关系的现实出发重新界定"经济外交",严格限定其范围,才能将其很好地融入到国家的外交体系中。经济外交是外交在经济领域的拓展,即国家间通过外交博弈以实现其经济利益。其基本特征为:经济目标导向性、手段的和平性及非决定性。其中,经济目标导向性是判断经济外交的最重要特征。经济外交作为一种外交方式虽由来已久,但上升为国家外交政策或战略却是在国家及国际关系发展到特定阶段后才出现的新情况。

Economic diplomacy is an important form of diplomacy in the era of globalization, but there is a lot of debate on this concept and generalization of it as well. To a large extent, a diplomatic theory is actually a summary of a country＇s diplomatic practice. A vague concept and generalization leads to the decline of theoretical logic and explanatory power. We need to redefine ＂economic diplomacy＂ from its background and its use in international relations, and strictly limit its range in order to better integrate it into a country＇s foreign policy.Economic diplomacy is the extension of diplomacy in economic field for nations to realize their economic interests.Its basic features are economic goal-oriented, peaceful and indecisive, of which the first feature is the most important. Economic diplomacy has long been used as diplomatic means, but it appeared as a new phenomenon as it is elevated to be national policy or strategy only when a country and international relations are in a certain stage of development.